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Suppose circles C and C' (not necessarily the same radius) intersect in two different points. Prove
that if the tangents to the two circles are perpendicular at one point of intersection, then the
tangents to the two circles are also perpendicular at the second point of intersection.
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| 2. |
A batter of neglectible height can hit a ball with an initial speed at any angle.
How high should a domed stadium be at a distance x from the batter in order to
prevent the ball from reaching the dome? (Neglect air resistance.)
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| 3. |
Consider the sulfite ion. Draw the three best resonance structures. Draw and
name the molecular shape. Calculate the formal charge on the sulfur atom.
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| 4. |
A particle is moving in the plane in such a way that its coordinates (x,y) after t hours have
elapsed on Tom's watch are given by x=f(t) and y=g(t). If Tom's watch gains 11 seconds per hour
and Bill's watch keeps accurate time, what will be the coordinates of the particle when
Bill's watch says that t minutes have elapsed?
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| 5. |
According to the U. S. Census Bureau, the number of children per family averages
0.91 with a standard deviation of 1.11. The A. C. Nielsen Company is to randomly
sample 1000 families. Nielsen would like to see at least 1000 children in the
sample in order to get good information on children's TV programs. Do they have
a good chance of seeing at least 1000 children in a sample of 1000 families?
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| 6. |
Gauss's Law is given by where the basic force
law is and the electric field, for a charged
particle is . The force law for gravity is .
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a. | Find Gauss's Law for a gravitational field. |
| b. | Assume a uniform thin plane with surface density of mass M kg/m2 exists
over all space. Find the gravitational field outside the plane. |
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| 7. |
Let N be a power of 2. Prove that N cannot be represented as the
sum of two or more consecutive positive integers.
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| 8. |
Monarch butterflies are famous throughout the world for their long migrations in
North America, but they are also known to be highly unpalatable. For decades
naturalists have observed that the butterflies' predators reject them as food
items. Curious entomologists have tasted the insects themselves and agree that,
on the basis of taste, Monarchs don't belong on their menu. It has also been
long known that Monarchs feed almost exclusively as larvae on members of the
milkweed family, the Asclepiadaceae, also known for its bitter taste and highly
poisonous cardiac glycoside compounds. Suspecting that the distasteful principle
of the Monarch may be directly connected to its larval host plant, state two
hypotheses that could explain the observations reported above and then design
an experimental and/or analytical procedure to discriminate between the two
hypotheses you stated. State how various experimental outcomes allow this
discrimination.
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